What color is #68A18B?

#68A18B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68A18B?

The RGB value is 104, 161, 139: 104 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68A18B?

The complementary color is #A1687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68A18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68A18B color

#68A18B rgb(104, 161, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #68A18B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 63.1% green and 54.5% blue (104, 161, 139).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#68A18B color codes

HEX	`#68A18B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 161, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 63.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -23.73, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 24.37, 166.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.112, 30.296, 29.051)`
Decimal	`6857099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68A18B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #68A18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#68A18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #68A18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68a18b; }
.text { color: #68a18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68a18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 161 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68a18b, #689aa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #68A18B?: #68A18B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68A18B?: The RGB value is 104, 161, 139: 104 red, 161 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68A18B?: The complementary color is #A1687E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68A18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.